GM: AJ Preller
2024: made playoffs · 93–69. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Merrill | 21 | pre-arb | 156 | 5.3 | 0.7 | +21.5 |
| Dylan Cease | 28 | arb | 33 | 4.7 | 8.0 | +11.8 |
| Jurickson Profar | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.3 | 1.0 | +17.1 |
| Michael King | 29 | arb | 31 | 3.9 | 3.1 | +13.1 |
| Manny Machado | 31 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.5 | 17.1 | -2.3 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 25 | arb | 102 | 3.3 | 11.7 | +1.9 |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 28 | arb | 121 | 2.6 | 8.0 | +3.0 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 30 | arb | 155 | 2.1 | 7.3 | +1.3 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 31 | FA-elig | 111 | 2.0 | 25.5 | -17.0 |
| Matt Waldron | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +6.6 |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 25 | pre-arb | 62 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +6.1 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 34 | FA-elig | 84 | 1.6 | 2.2 | +4.3 |
| Joe Musgrove | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.4 | 20.0 | -14.3 |
| Luis Arraez↔ MIA | 27 | arb | 117 | 1.2 | 8.3 | -3.4 |
| Adrian Morejon | 25 | arb | 60 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +3.8 |
| Yu Darvish | 37 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.1 | 16.0 | -11.6 |
| Robert Suarez | 33 | pre-arb | 65 | 0.9 | 10.0 | -6.3 |
| Donovan Solano | 36 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +2.5 |
| Randy Vásquez | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +2.4 |
| Tanner Scott↔ MIA | 29 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.7 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| Jason Adam↔ TBR | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +1.9 |
| David Peralta | 36 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Eguy Rosario | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Yuki Matsui | 28 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.3 | 3.2 | -1.9 |
| Jhony Brito | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Stephen Kolek | 27 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Sean Reynolds | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Alek Jacob | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Martín Pérez↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| Bryan Hoeing↔ MIA | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Mason McCoy | 29 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Matthew Batten | 29 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Elias Díaz↔ COL | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Austin Davis | 31 | – | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Nick Ahmed↔ LAD | 34 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Brandon Lockridge | 27 | – | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| José Azocar | 28 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 32 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Logan Gillaspie | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Bryce Johnson | 28 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Pedro Avila↔ CLE | 27 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Brett Sullivan | 30 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Tom Cosgrove | 28 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Adam Mazur | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| Graham Pauley | 23 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| Tyler Wade | 29 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -2.2 |
| Enyel De Los Santos↔ CHW | 28 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -2.4 |
| Wandy Peralta | 32 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -5.3 |
| Luis Campusano | 25 | arb | 91 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jackson Merrill | 5.3 |
| Dylan Cease | 4.7 |
| Michael King | 3.9 |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 1.6 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 1.6 |
| Luis Arraez | 1.2 |
| Player | 2023 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Juan Soto | 6.2 |
| Blake Snell | 4.1 |
| Seth Lugo | 2.9 |
| Gary Sánchez | 1.8 |
| Josh Hader | 1.7 |
| Trent Grisham | 1.7 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xander Bogaerts | 31 | 10.042 | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M |
| Joe Musgrove | 31 | 7.063 | $20.0M | $20.0M | $20.0M | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Manny Machado | 31 | 11.056 | $17.1M | $17.1M | $25.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M | $39.1M |
| Yu Darvish | 37 | 12.000 | $16.0M | $21.0M | $16.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Cronenworth | 30 | 4.000 | $7.3M | $11.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M |
| Wandy Peralta | 32 | 6.168 | $3.4M | $4.2MOPT-OUT | $4.5MOPT-OUT | $4.5MPLAYER | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yuki Matsui | 28 | 0.000 | $3.2M | $5.5M | $5.8M | $6.5MOPT-OUT | $7.0MPLAYER | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Martín Pérez | 33 | 11.038 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Enyel De Los Santos | 28 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jurickson Profar | 31 | 9.165 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Adam | 32 | 6.000 | $985k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Donovan Solano | 36 | 8.081 | $790k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Elias Díaz | 33 | 7.088 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Peralta | 36 | 9.120 | $699k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Ahmed | 34 | 9.043 | $24k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 32 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 25 | 5.000 | $11.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Arraez | 27 | 4.121 | $8.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dylan Cease | 28 | 4.089 | $8.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ha-Seong Kim | 28 | 3.000 | $8.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Michael King | 29 | 4.004 | $3.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tanner Scott | 29 | 5.059 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Higashioka | 34 | 5.005 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrian Morejon | 25 | 3.140 | $850k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tyler Wade | 29 | 4.058 | $850k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Austin Davis | 31 | 4.105 | $135k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Suarez | 33 | 2.000 | $10.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Campusano | 25 | 1.144 | $755k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tom Cosgrove | 28 | 0.159 | $750k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jhony Brito | 26 | 0.113 | $746k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José Azocar | 28 | 1.097 | $746k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eguy Rosario | 24 | 1.021 | $744k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Waldron | 27 | 0.054 | $742k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alek Jacob | 26 | 0.087 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Graham Pauley | 23 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stephen Kolek | 27 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Mazur | 23 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matthew Batten | 29 | 0.130 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jackson Merrill | 21 | 0.000 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Vásquez | 25 | 0.041 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brett Sullivan | 30 | 0.081 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 25 | 0.080 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Gillaspie | 27 | 0.076 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Hoeing | 27 | 1.015 | $397k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bryce Johnson | 28 | 0.093 | $278k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mason McCoy | 29 | 0.025 | $155k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Reynolds | 26 | 0.003 | $135k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Lockridge | 27 | 0.000 | $72k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Avila | 27 | 0.099 | $55k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Padres 2024; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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